Yes, but Eisenhower's concern was about whether the a-bomb would work. Ike had seen a lot of experimental weapons in the European theater, he had seen a lot of them fail or not achieve their strategic objective, the "Dambusters" comes to mind. Eisenhower was afraid that the a-bomb would be a dud, or not as effective as it was.
and no less a personage than Curtis "Bomb them Back to the Stone Age" LeMay said the bomb was unnecessary to force Japan to surrender. MacArthur agreed the act was unnecessary.
You are taking the quotes to support your position out of the context in which they were said. I know the context and MacArthur and LeMay did not condemn using the bomb to shorten the war and achieve an "unconditional surrender".
I don't think that completely obviates any responsibility to try to protect noncombatants, or to avoid objectively indiscriminate destruction.
That statement tells me that you have little actual knowledge of how the military thinks or is run.
(You wrote) That statement tells me that you have little actual knowledge of how the military thinks or is run.
President Bush has stated repeatedly that our military in Iraq is straining every muscle to protect noncombatants, and avoid objectively indiscriminate destruction. So, is he wrong?